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ABSTRACT
This research investigates the cross-linguistic exploitations of Lakoff’s “STRICT FATHER” and “NURTURING PARENT” frames. The British, American, Spanish, and French languages show significant variations of meaning of the metaphorical expression “Mother Earth/Nature” used in press articles discussing climate change. The shift from conceptual metaphor theory to metaphor scenarios operated in this research reveals major adjustments to Lakoff’s findings with, notably, the identification of a “STRICT MOTHER” in our corpus. The cross-linguistic perspective also emphasizes socio-cultural influence on the metaphorical interpretation and the related metaphorical frames. For instance, our results highlight linguistic evidences of language-specific and culture-specific characterizations of the “MOTHER”. The reliance on “RELIGION” metaphors in climate change discourses has been previously documented by researchers. However, we demonstrate that the reliance on myths has a significant role to play in the characterization of the “MOTHER” in different languages. The association between the myths and the frames related to the figure of the “MOTHER” also influences the understanding of the topic of climate change fulfilling different argumentative stances.
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Newspapers retrieved from Nexis®
- British Newspapers (also in their online versions):
Mirror
Daily Mail
Telegraph
The Express
The Guardian
The Independent
The Times
- American Newspapers (also in their online versions):
Anchorage Daily News
Associated Press
BestWire
Business Wire
CE Noticias Financieras- English
Chicago Daily Herald
Chico-Enterprise Record
ClimateWire
CNN Wire
Collegian
Contra Costa Times
Daily 49er
Daily News
Daily Eastern News
Deseret Morning News
Florida-Times Union
Gannon Knight
Investor’s Business Daily
LNP
Loquitur
Lowell Sun
Marin Independent Journal
Monterey County Herald
Newswire
New York Observer
Old Gold and Black
Palm Beach Post
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Tribune Review
Saint Paul Pioneer Press
San Gabriel Valley Tribune
South Bend Tribune
Star Tribune
States News Services
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Talon Marks
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Berkshire Eagle
The Capital
The Christian Science
The Circle
The Clarion
The Daily Free Press
The Daily Iowan
The Daily Vidette
The Ledger
The Mercury News
The New Hampshire
The New York Sun
The New York Times
The Oklahoman
The Parthenon
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Post
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Santa Clara
The Shield
The Student Printz
The Tampa Tribune
The Technician
The University Star
The Voyager
The Washington Post
UPI
United Press International
University Wire
Washington Dateline
Wisconsin State Journal
- Spanish Newspapers (also in their online versions):
Agence France Presse- Spanish
ANSA Noticiero
CE Noticias Financieras
Colombia
CNN Wire – Spanish
Deutsche Presse-Argenture
Diario Montanes
EFE Newswire (copyright not allowed)
El Comercio
El Mundo
El Norte
El Nuevo Dia
El Periodico Extremadura
GlobalAd Source
IPS Inter Press Services
La Mirada
La Nacion
La Opinion
La Verdad
Notimex
Portafolio
Spanish Newswire Services
UPI Reporte
Xinhua News Agency
- French Newspapers (also in their online versions):
24 Heures
Agence France Presse
Charente Libre
Courrier International
La Croix
L’Est Republicain
L’Express
Le Matin
Le Monde
Le Telegramme
Le Temps
L’ Independant
Midi Libre
Paris-Normandie
Sud Ouest
Notes
1 33 occurrences of “Pachama” in Spanish press; 5 occurrences in American press; 1 occurrence in French press; no occurrence in British press.